Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded claims for service connection for hypertension, COPD, interstitial lung disease, and TDIU.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for the left shoulder disability and a compensable initial rating for scars associated with the left shoulder, while remanding claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear disorder, and tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for tinnitus, as the earliest possible effective date was July 31, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for six surgical scars and insomnia, as secondary to the service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome with lumbosacral strain status post laminectomy. It also granted a 50% disability rating for the intervertebral disc syndrome with lumbosacral strain status post laminectomy, effective July 31, 2017, and a TDIU due solely to this condition.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection for hypothyroidism and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that new evidence was sufficient to readjudicate the claim and that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his in-service noise exposure.

The appeal for revision of a prior final rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) to alter the effective date for service connection for tinnitus was dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, a left knee disorder, a right knee disorder, a left foot disorder, a right foot disorder, a painful right ring finger scar, a neck disorder, a back disorder, and a right hand disorder based on the evidence showing these conditions are etiologically related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for ischemic heart disease (IHD) is dismissed, while diabetes mellitus, type II and bilateral hearing loss are granted with specific ratings.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, while remanding the claims for allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve as secondary to the Veteran's intervertebral disc syndrome and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board also granted a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches throughout the period on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The issues of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) and service connection for a lung disability were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus was granted, while the claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied. Several other claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding a relationship to in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board granted service connection for a lower back disability, to include lumbosacral strain and lumbar spine disc degeneration at L3-L4 and L5-S1 with associated low back pain, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as secondary to the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and insomnia disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and her military service.